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| 1 Real - R$ 1.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: green
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture. |
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Back:
Picture of a Hummingbird (Amazilia lactea). It is found mainly in South America and more than a hundred
species are found in Brazil. |
| 2 Reais - R$ 2.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: blue and gray
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture. |
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Picture of a Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), one of the five sea turtle species found in
the Brazilian coast. |
| 5 Reais - R$ 5.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: violet
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture. |
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Back:
Picture of a great egret (Casmerodius albus), long-legged wading bird (Family Ardeidae). Species
representative of the fauna found in the Brazilian territory. |
| 10 Reais - R$ 10.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: crimson
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture. |
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Back:
Picture of a Greenwing Macaw (Ara chloreptera), large colorful parrot of the Psittacidae family. It
is found in the Brazilian territory and in other Latin-American countries. |
| 20 Reais - R$ 20.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: yellow and orange
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture.. |
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Back:
Picture of a Golden Lion Tamarin (Leonthopitecus rosalia), reddish orange to golden brown primate and with
long tail, native to the Atlantic forest of Brazil. It is a symbol of the struggle for the preservation of
endangered Brazilian species. |
| 50 Reais - R$ 50.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: brown
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture. |
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Back:
Picture of a Jaguar (Panthera onca), large and beautiful feline, threatened with extinction, but still
found mainly in the Amazon Basin and in the Mato Grosso forests. |
| 100 Reais - R$ 100.00 |
Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm.
Predominant color: blue
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Front:
Effigy of the Republic, portrayed as a sculpture. |
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Back:
Picture of a Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), fish of the family Serranidae, and it is one of the
most known found in the Brazilian coast. |
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Information on banknotes and coins of previous monetary standards to Real can be obtained in the
Museum of Money of Banco Central do Brasil.
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